Wolves suffered a late defeat to Manchester City as a result of John Stones’ winner being awarded by VAR.
Just as the Old Gold thought they’d earned a draw, Stones headed in a late winner from a corner in the dying embers.
The hosts were impressive throughout in a bid to keep City at bay, with Jorgen Strand Larsen scoring early to give Gary O’Neil’s side the lead.
Josko Gvardiol cancelled out the striker’s opener however, it was Stones’ goal that stole the headlines due to the intervention of VAR.
Ben Foster reacts to John Stones’ late winner against Wolves
Chris Kavanagh gave Wolves a lifeline shortly after Stones’ wild celebrations, as the on-field decision was to rule the goal out for offside.
Bernardo Silva was spotted in front of Jose Sa before the ball crossed the line, with the midfielder being in an offside position at the point of his interference.
VAR prompted Kavanagh to review the decision, seeing the goal awarded to the disbelief of those at Molineux and around the world.
One figure who was shocked at the decision to award the match winner was former Baggies goalkeeper Ben Foster, who took to X to share his opinion.
“I’m far from a Wolves fan, and people will probably say I’m sticking up for the GK union, but that John Stones goal should’ve been DISALLOWED.
“Bernardo Silva backs into Jose Sa which takes him out of a comfortable ‘set’ position.”
Foster, who made 390 Premier League appearances, was sure of his verdict on the goal, with his insight reinforcing the confusion surrounding VAR’s intervention.
Stones’ winner similar to Max Kilman disallowed goal
It was only last season that Wolves were in a similar situation to where Manchester City were today.
Against West Ham, Max Kilman headed a late goal however, the defender’s effort was ruled out late on due to Tawanda Chirewa’s involvement in the box, which was identical to Silva’s.
The difference was that Kilman’s goal was ruled out and Stones’ goal stood, causing tension to boil over as a result of a crucial call in a match that Wolves fought so strongly to earn a result from.